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Alright. I have my Monday night can of worms question for SFers.
In the past I've blown money on odd jackets from MJ Bale - unfortunately, the unstructured jackets have left me with a lot of collar gap which I think is unfixable.
I wouldn't lose too much sleep about a bit of collar gap - it depends where it is and how much - no one outside of yourself and the odd SF person will notice. In winter you can easily hide it with a (fashionable) scarf or cardi.
You say the jackets are unstructured - are they cotton? - if a so a (gentle hand)wash and some ironing while damp (technical term - includes stretching and shrinking and "curving" fabric) might work a small amount of magic.
I wouldn't lose too much sleep about a bit of collar gap - it depends where it is and how much - no one outside of yourself and the odd SF person will notice. In winter you can easily hide it with a (fashionable) scarf or cardi.
You say the jackets are unstructured - are they cotton? - if a so a (gentle hand)wash and some ironing while damp (technical term - includes stretching and shrinking and "curving" fabric) might work a small amount of magic.
I suspect that sexuality or perceived sexuality is a big factor. We have a narrow range of color and clothing combinations that are accepted as heterosexual. Outside that range, clothes are perceived as signaling sexual ambiguity that elicits a lot disquiet in the viewer
A young man wearing pink shoes and staring into a camera would be perceived as overtly homosexual or at best signifying ambiguous sexuality.
However, when you reach the age of the man in the photos, you are no longer seen as a sexual being. Old men are viewed as asexual. So, their clothes no longer carry any sexual overtone. They are no longer threatening.
^in the US, it's region-dependent. In any city, being well dressed in general will not mark you as gay.
But my friend's mom visited from small town Missouri and thought I was gay just for wearing a nice (conservative, navy and white) scarf.
I go to school in Boston, and a majority of the people dress nicely. Not suits or sports coats every day, but definitely presentable items that deviate from normality (relevant to other cities). So as far as sexuality goes, not many people will judge you for wearing nice clothes.
However, when I come home with a few new, more "out there" pieces that are considered standard in Boston, my mom will make a comment about looking gay.
Oh how the world works.
I think he wears those well, too. Also, he's young, running a successful blog and enjoying dressing and developing his own sense of style. I think that's nice.
he's certainly got it all going on - partly unbuckled double monks, beads on the wrist, vintage watch on NATO strap, short trousers, no socks, back of tie longer than the front blade, and all the rest.
Jase and Gerry, both of you looking good as always
I third that ... great looks guys
You can't really say that in this day and age with Tumblr, Instagram and the Internet. I mean come on, go to most of the big hitter tumblrs and they all look the same. #menswear individual style has actually become so common that most of the 'enthusiasts' don't even seem to notice, or if they do are deliberately choosing to ignore it.
Like JM said:
That's like the entirety of the #menswear community.
To echo the late and great MostExerent Phat Guido: "dressed by the Internet". The guy is a walking cliche of #menswear today - young men dressing up to represent an era they don't even know.
People often think I'm gay up here because I like clothes, music, laughs and not shooting animals. It's not just the USA bros.